Ironing-board



(No Model.)

H. E. WRIGHT & E ENGELN. IRONING BOARD No. 269,495. Pa'tented Dec.19,188Z.

N. PETERS. Pholo-Lilhognpher, Washington. D. cv

NIT'ED STATES PATENT OFFER.

HELGISE E. WRIGHT AND E MELIE ENGELN, ()F CINCINNATI, OHIO.

lRO Nl-NG-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,495, dated December 19, 1882.

Application filed May10,1882. (NomodeL) To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, HELOISE E. VVRIGHT and EMELIE ENGELN, both of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ironing-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to an ironing-hoard in which a holder or receptacle is employed for receiving the smoothing-iron; and it consists in combining with the said receptacle or holder a non-conducting composition between the pan-bottom and the bottom of the cavity within which the receptacle or holder is placed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a top View of our improved ironing-board. Fig. 2 is an edge view, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a top View, showing a closed holder or receptacle. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section thereo. I

A is a shallow pan or tray, constituting the well or iron-holder attachment proper. This attachment is of metal, preferably of castirou, as in Fig. 4. It has preferably 3. marginal flange or. brim, at, having orifices a for wood-screws a wherewith to attach it to the pan-bottom.

We claim as new and of our invention- The non-conducting material I), located beneath the holder or receptacle and in combination therewith and with an ironing-board, as set forth.

In testimony of which invention we hereunto set our hands.

' HELOISE E. WRIGHT.

EMELIE ENGELN.

Attest:

GEO. H. KNIGHT, SAML. S. CARPENTER. 

